Plural Nouns

Plural Noun

-names more than one person, place or thing.

CHANGING PLURAL NOUNS:

• * Usually plural nouns have an “S” ending.

Examples:

See “s” ending tab for more examples of plural nouns

 EXCEPT WHEN...

• –a singular noun ends in SH, SH, CH or X, add es to make the plural form.

Examples:

Box=Boxes

Brush=Brushes

Dish=Dishes

Peach=Peaches

• irregular nouns that don’t change when they are plural. You need to memorize them

Examples:

See video to learn more:

See “es” ending tab for more examples of plural nouns

• -a singular noun ends in a consonant and y, change y to i and add es.

Examples:

Singular /  Plural

Candy  /  Candies,

Party   /   Parties,

Cherry  /  Cherries,

Bunny   /   Bunnies

See “ies” ending tab for more examples of plural nouns

Plural Nouns with a “s” ending

Usually plural nouns have an “S” ending, except for the words that end in s, x, ch, sh or y

Examples of Plural Nouns with an “s” ending

Singular /  Plural

boat  /   boats

hat  /   hats

cat    /   cats

doll   /   dolls

house   /   houses

river   /   rivers

Plural Nouns with an “es” ending

a singular noun ends in SH, SH, CH or X, add es to make the plural form.

Examples:

Singular   /   Plural

box    /    boxes

brush     /   brushes

dish     /   dishes

peach      /   peaches

class   /  classes

fox   / foxes

wish    / wishes

switch    / switches

witch     /  witches

church     / churches

Plural Nouns with “ies” ending

A noun ending in –y preceded by a consonant makes the plural with -ies.

Examples:

Singular /  Plural

cry       /   cries

dry  /     dries

fly    /     flies

city     /   cities

lady    /  ladies

baby  /   babies

  There are some irregular formations for noun plurals.   See examples below…

Singular /  Plural

woman   /  women

man /  men

child   /    children

tooth   /   teeth

foot    /    feet

person    /     people

leaf   /    leaves

half     /    halves

knife   /    knives

wife    /   wives

life    /   live

loaf    /    loaves

potato  /    potatoes

ox    / oxen

goose    / geese

cactus   /  cacti

focus   /    foci

fungus  /   fungi

nucleus  /   nuclei

analysis   /    analyses

oasis   /    oases

thesis   /    theses

crisis    /   crises

phenomenon    /     phenomena

datum  /    data

Some nouns have the same form in the singular and the plural.

You have to memorize them

Singular  / Plural

sheep   /  sheep

fish   / fish

species    / species

aircraft   /  aircraft

deer  /  deer

tuna    /   tuna

salmon   /  salmon

trout    / trout

moose   /    moose

bass  /   bass

elk     / elk

pike     /  pike